A fifth ____ is a group within a country sympathising with its enemies (6)

I believe the answer is:

column

(Other definitions for column that I've seen before include "Tower" , "Pillar - contribution to newspaper" , "Vertical structure" , "Pillar or queue" , "supporting Nelson?" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sunday Times and The Times.

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